Antique French Gilt Brass Boudoir Clock Set
Japy Freres

~ French - Circa 1870 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A stunning original antique French boudoir clock set. It is beautifully modelled in gilt brass, top quality and finely finished. It is in the Louis XVI style, key hole shaped and profusely decorated with scrolling foliage and roundels. Candelabra are conforming in style with two branches, the design of both the clock and the set is such that it will stand easily on a narrow mantle. The clock set is unusual in having each individual component marked with the case makers mark B. D. along with the movement serial number on the rear foot.  

The dial is also of superb quality, heavily cast in brass and mounted with 12 individual enamel cartouches. There is also a cartouche with the retailers signature Oudin À Marseille. the original hands are finely fretted and blued steel. The rear door is glazed with frosted glass.

The French movement is by Japy Freres and has the makers 'Grande Medaille D'Honneur' mark on the backplate along with the retailers mark Oudin À Marseille. It is of high quality and benefits from the superior rack striking and dead-beat pin-pallet escapement. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is a replacement. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. Click the video clip below to hear the bell and watch the clock running!

Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration and there are no losses. The dial is also in excellent condition, just a very light scratch on the number 12 cartouche. Candelabra are slightly distorted.

Japy Freres clockmakers mark (rubbed) on the movement backplate along with the retailers mark Oudin À Marseille on the backplate and on the dial below 

Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.